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Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: February 1, 2025

This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion opens with what has been called the most famous of Franz Schubert’s works: his March No. 1 in D Major, also known as the Marche Militaire. The original composition was for piano four-hands. This march has been arranged for both orchestra and wind band, not to mention other combinations of instruments. In addition, the melody has been borrowed by such other classical composers as Stravinsky and Liszt. It was used in Autolite commercials during the 1940s and 1950s and in the more recent video game Challenger.

  1. March No. 1 in D Major
    Composer:  Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
    Performer:  Goteborg Wind Orchestra
    Album:  When You Wish Upon a Star
      
  2. Divertimento No. 1 in D Major: Allegro moderato
    Composer:  Josef Fiala (1748-1816)
    Performer:  Collegium musicum Prague
    Album:  Czech Hunting Music in World Archives
      
  3. Divertimento No. 1 in D Major: Menuetto
    Composer:  Josef Fiala (1748-1816)
    Performer:  Collegium musicum Prague
    Album:  Czech Hunting Music in World Archives
      
  4. Divertimento No. 1 in D Major: Andante
    Composer:  Josef Fiala (1748-1816)
    Performer:  Collegium musicum Prague
    Album:  Czech Hunting Music in World Archives
      
  5. Divertimento No. 1 in D Major: Presto
    Composer:  Josef Fiala (1748-1816)
    Performer:  Collegium musicum Prague
    Album:  Czech Hunting Music in World Archives
      
  6. Selections from "Henry VIII": Entee des clans
    Composer:  Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
    Performer:  Band of the RAF College
    Album:  Saint Saens: Music for Wind Ensemble
      
  7. Selections from "Henry VIII": Idylle ecossaise
    Composer:  Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
    Performer:  Band of the RAF College
    Album:  Saint Saens: Music for Wind Ensemble
      
  8. Selections from "Henry VIII": Danse de la gipsy
    Composer:  Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
    Performer:  Band of the RAF College
    Album:  Saint Saens: Music for Wind Ensemble
      
  9. Selections from "Henry VIII": Gigue et final
    Composer:  Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
    Performer:  Band of the RAF College
    Album:  Saint Saens: Music for Wind Ensemble
      
  10. Love Changes Everything
    Composer:  Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948- )
    Performer:  Johan Friso Willem Royal Military Band
    Album:  Light Music, Vol. 3
      
  11. Muskrat Ramble (1947 recording)
    Composer:  Kid Ory (1886-1973)
    Performer:  Louis Armstrong & His All Stars
    Album:  Best of Dixieland: Louis Armstrong
      
  12. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
    Composer:  Osvaldo Farres (1903-1985)
    Performer:  Xavier Cugar & His Orchestra
    Album:  Cuban Mambo
      
  13. Festive Overture
    Composer:   Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
    Performer:  Band of Her Majesty's Marines Collingwood
    Album:  Collinwood Spirit
      
Born in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1951, John moved to Huntsville in 1975, where he worked for a communications training firm. From 1997 to 2022, John worked for the Lanier Ford law firm. During his tenure, He served as Lanier Ford's law librarian, marketing specialist, trainer, and professional recruiter. While in college and law school, John worked in professional radio in Starkville and Oxford, Mississippi.